Ethical leadership and group in-role performance: The mediating roles of group conscientiousness and group voice

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 953-964

  Walumbwa, Fred O ^a   Morrison, Elizabeth W ^b   Christensen, Amanda L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical leadership; Group conscientiousness; Group performance; Group voice; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865082323     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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